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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-06-10
Ghe4muOcrat-S ts,
New York Herald.

New York Herald.
Senator Shermans -
Springfield, H., yesterasr -
that he is drawing his he ~,
tighter for the f0rthcomA.o nue
Dental race. It was An ala.e
tribute TO the Republicanism ~
day, and only lacked the aIemaa.1e
truthtnlness to make il perfecr
glowed with fine periods gelI ss u
lated 20 rouse the entbnsiasm
those who are not acquainted 49,
the facts OF the Case. As a sae,;.u
al speech, one which forpp,s ~
Southern portion Of the cOunfrv ~'
remembers it Only to berafa
abuse it, nothing was lett IA a. ~
sired.
And that il a criticism to be mad.
On Republican leaders generaI,~
They never recognize the conn,:.'
as a whole, only the Northern III.
of it. The South has aceenraI ~
defeat, but the Republicans Of H.
North have not yet recoverpd tra.'
their victory. They "knOW NJ
South because they have not vot
made its acquaintance, and w6s~
they refer 10 it they rh~etOyicaIlv
buruish up the rusty old maska,
and blaze away at the ghosts az
dead aud buried issues. In1ead
Senator Sherman regards il an
sign of weakness for he Democratic
party 10 say that Georgia and South
Carolina are in the EniOn or hava
any except hostile relations 10 tho
Federal Government. With great
pans he reitelates the charge thar
the Democratic cause il the Con.
frderate cause, aud he makes cheap
capital out OF a contempt for the
South which his party is supposed
to entertain.
IT Senator Sherman desires to re-.
hablliEate Mason aud Dixon'S Ilup.
which was %ohlitrrated by the victory
OF AprOHaTtox, aud if us proposes
10 90 to the country on that plank
OF the Republican platform. he will
lind, We think, that the political
Jordan is a hard road travel. The
people OF this country are engaged
ia looking back ward. They have
no erick IN the neck which twists
the head round to the past. The
DAYS Of sectional haired are goue by
forever, and he serve his country
poorly who cannot see that the
United States REACHES i0wu to the
Cult.
The Democratic party ~ the par
tn OF the whole. The Jac0bin par.
y is still loading up imaginary ar.
ullIery aud firing at eHrthwOrks lOug
since deserted. IL must do it or
die. Therefore is nails the bloody
SHIRT 10 The masthead aud with the
cry OF "Ou to Richmundr hopes to
captmr the " bite HOUSE.
Ii viii nut do, gentlemen.
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TOTAL ABSTINENCE--POpe Leo
XIII, has written = letter to Bishop
ireland, Ol ST. Paul, Minnesota,
commenting the efforts o 1.-THE Bish-
OF aud the Catholic Total Absti
aenre Uuion aud other like AssOcia-
lions in the cause OF total Abstl-
hence.
The pope says: ave esteem
worthy OF all commentator the no
bic resolve OF your piuns AssOcia-
ton, by which they pledge them
selves TO absraiH totally from every
kind of Intoxicating drink He al
80 besfOEs high praise on the re-
cent pleusry council Of Baltimore
for rs weighty words eondemniug
i8temperanee, and declares it a per
petnal ineenutiye 20 SIN. and the
cause OF dire ruin to the family cir
Gle.
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Coy. Poindexter'S Limit
Journal.

indianapolis Journal.
Il game hon. talked ahput on ;he
rivprwaS char played by Gov. Geo.
puiudrxtrr, OF Mississippi. At OAe
.tIHr IL. was Fund Commissioner,
or Sumrthing of that kind. fur Mis-
siSsippi. lie bad business IN New
York 10 uegerItfr mupry on bombs,
uS,rhSlbly lur 10 rrnal improve
mrulS, IL Mississippi. He Was re-
turning from that city, aud bad a
large sum ut money with hun. H1
lett Louis, lie on a small SterH-
wheel bort, aud three gamblers
nuk passage "a the same boat.
They knew P0.udrxter'S fOsdneSs
tor cards, hat sir would play high,
and they made up "a plOt 10 clean
him OUT. Ia those days they play
Ell poker with twenty rardS-ths
ace, king, queen, btck and len Of
each SuIt. Tue boat was several
days IN getting from Louisville to
Cairo, aHd Poiu,texter aud the three
sharks were busy az play.
Thrs they usually play I'd without
limit. and the result WAS the gaa'
blrrs, having played their nsh loug
enough. were about 10 take biol N.
Thy hail all their money on ihe
table. Two OF the gambler drop
ped ont, aud the other, m-sSiug a
heavy bet, piled up his last collar.
The Governor sid he didn't have
money enough there TO call him,
but he thought he might be able 10
borrow.
VERY well,7 said the gambler,
"I1l give YOU just ten minutes 10
raise the money!
POindeXter went to his s~taterOOm'
where he had AN Old earpetsaeA
with a trusty servant guarding "
aud returned to the gaming tAOir;
followed Oy the darkey with Tue
carpetsaek on his shoulder.
sNVw.7 Numbered POindrxter,a a.
be threw open the sack, wbicn ass
stuffed full Of bank notes, Il WI,
see you and 90 YOU SjOO.OOO better,
Aud l will give you an hour Ins'rao
of ten minutes To raise It'
The faces Of these gamnie's
would have been a picture Iof "
painter. They got OF the boa =
the first landing place. wiser anu
much sadder men. There was aooq'
$4,000 on the table.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-06-10

MAEIFESTs Iqs sAnE@ MS
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-06-10

AuBistou Hot Biast.
The Baltimore San, probably
copying from some other aper, an.
nouuces lnst = counter hot hIisln
may be inoEed for from President
Cleveland, auent the Winnie House,
which was, aS further advices
showed. not founded On fact. The
SHa SAYS.
~Prrsident Cleveland has. on
mOre than y occasion. resented
in terms aL once vigorous ami peril
nent the invasion OF The privacy
of his hous-huid by ~ume press
people audi others WHO have tail-d
TO draw tie line heTwepu public
and private Affairs
The article ina the Admission Hot
Blast was written IA guod faIfh.up0H
Information deemed authentic, and
so we'll composed apparently that
the press OF fhe coupry, neluiin.
the 80 year old San, ave 10 ptdIHl-
nence not otherwise possible.
President Cleveiaud's marriage
was "A world wide topic. The San
aud other metropolitan newspapers
sent reporters 10 haunt the noun
tain solitude where the happy pair
vainly endeavoret to serk retire
ment during the honeymoon. A
more persistent, We will use no
harsher term, pursuit Of a newly
married couple was never known.
The writer OF this article was the
first Washington correspondent to
advise the President 20 marry 0nt
when the marriage took place he
did not join tbe brethren who, nu-
der orders, pursued the President
to Deer Park and there took note
of everything done or supposed To
be done in his cottage. The people
no doubt wanted to know what was
going on, and the papers gratiied
their morbid curiosity after an en-
terprising fashion,
Now, the birth OF a little child To
the President aud his wife would
have been LIST as much a national
event rs his marriage. Although
the report was not true, it came in
the guise OF fact and was treated
with becoming delicaey and cordial
enthusiasm.
President Cleveland has too much
sense We presume, TO issue his
"couHter hot blast :" bur We await
it with decOrum aud are not afraid
of anything he may say on the
subject. No doubt he understands
the whole thing as \ sensible man
should. We remembered our own
little baby when thinking he was 10
be sincerely congratulated upon
fatherhoOd.
II the President desires TO boom
Admission and this paper, beyond
all previous efforts in that line, he
may proceed with his counter bot
blast
Up to this time many persons
have doubted the expedicucv Of
this papers name, but It will be.
come "A national issue if the big
dailies provoke the good President
to that "%counter hot blast"
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Aberdeen Weekly
Recently a Falcon, from OxtUrd,
decided To wander 0ver the State.
During his ~wanderings he alighted
in 4 forest and began 70 make a sur
vey OF the surrounding country,
spying a we'll. he approached IL
with Il view OF slaeking his thirst +;
the we'll being uear a small house,
the Falcon. without first asking
permission to stack his thirst &C tue
we'll, ATTEMPTED to draw a bucket
OF water. In attempting 10 draw
Cut the bucKet be fell in and was IN
emiuent danger OF being drowned.
he erred for help and his cries were
answered By a beautiful young lady,
who at once invited him 20 step in
10 the bucket aud she would draw
him out. This he willingly dld.
When but halt way up the well, the
young lady inquired
"Are YOU married I"
NO. said tue Falcon.
The answer pleased her, she be-
can TO exrricate the the uufOrtu.
nate fellow, who began to congratu-
late himself over bis narrow ESCAPE.
When within a few feet OF the top,
a gentleman friend passing Oy rec
ognizing the Falcon, exclaimed
.'Hello, Falcon bow is your
wifef7
The young lady let go her hold
on the rope and down went the
bucket aud Mr.. Falcon into the well
again. The young lady turning to
the new arrival, said
at be is Your friend, draw him
out. de Is married, and / don't
like married men,
MORAL.-Dou't attend a Press
Convention and leave your wife at
home and attempt TO pass yourself
off tor a single man. You viii sure
Iy be left it yOn do
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Too ENTHUSIASTIC. 49, Wife -
What do yOn think OF the new girl
johns Husband-Was that her
that Just let me inf Yes Nv Ell,
shes just a daisy" (Icily)-"ThInk
30 r (EnthHsiastiesHy)-Thin 80!
why. she has \ complexion lie a
moss rose, aud eyes like-like-I
dOn7t know what ant her teeth
are splendid, tOo.7 Next day when
John vent home to dinner he was
let ia hy a girl with A complexion
like polished ebony, eyes ~ hnge
saucers aud teeth like two rows OF
piano krys.-BsstSH C0sriT.
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Job Printing at tbs once.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-06-10
JOB
.MANuFAcTuRERs oF-

DoKE AT rHrs OFFICE
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MBxIcANs HAVE SONB E1ChL.
LENT WAYS-Tbere is a refreshi1s
vigOr about the administration =
Justice 10 Mexico. Just n "ese
after the wrecking OF a train J
perpetraiOns has been auess-
tried, convicted and shot Snchs
pediuOn may not be prohnoie u
the lawyers, but it insurrs the /.
ishment OF crime before . haa
entirely forgotten By the 49,
thus serving most edecrualiy o.s~
punishmenL-BaltinoFs A4s
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DIR. Austin Flint, Of New York.
say the Telephone will soon begin
to play an important part ~ deter
mining the nature 1t disea-es. he
ihInksrespirsfiousand beart sounds
can be investigated with greater
accuracy under Instruments m
which the principle OF the telephone
~ bruugft intO Srrvicr. DE Giles a
esse 10 which . physician was cali
ID By telsphone. which Vas done
and the child was prescribed lsr by
Telephone
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-06-10

LUCKY II IsNr EHE QUnL-
We're oar pen a gull nom me
ion ef the lofiiest seraPh that -.
in cleaning glory and dipped an
rehlsrut rsiisnee 81 Ne 1iHno@'
foantain. We eonld net describe 20"
suuremrly happy one Of eur
uen lsoks when I'm TIE etna
r-r.rnre ofhis aiorrl ere
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a SLIGHT CONFUSION.-"BOSs,
lie a DIT confused bout Suthin','
SAID one ut tire negro whitewashers
st the market 10 Detective Webb
the other day.
"WrIl, what Is II q
"WIar does per annum mean y
"PeP year, Ot COURSE
"a hull y'drT
yes
'Cdn'L he no mistake y
"'No. Sir.7
1T | borTy 81 Of Abraham john
son an agree 10 pay him 20 cents
per auuum dat mraus 20 cents 4
var. does IT -
''Ir aueS.'
"Hu! Oars gwiue 10 be lie big
gest row IA Kaiuruck to night you
rber hparn tell or
"Abuut what r.
"AbOuG dat per aHnum. | Dor
rypd g. of de puSsOu menshuupd at
20 per ccut per auHum- au' fur dr
as fifteen months hes bin collect
ing 20 cents Il week as regular rs "A
cloCE. Stuck right TO u, dat per
anuum meantrb berry Saturday nj ~.
Law! but when gits desc paNs On
him won't per anuum take 4 dOp z
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-06-10

ORIGIN OF HONEYMJON-It may
not be generally known that the
word "houeymoou" is derived from
the ancirut Teuf0us, aud aueus
dIiukIu. tor thirty day : after mar
rja-e ct m~ethrgIn, mead, or by
drumrl, "A kind Ut vine ma,lr from
honey. Aftila, a celebrated King
OF the Huns. WIN b0a>ted of the
appeilatIuu, The Scour.r oi Gud,r
is said TO have diett IN bis nuptial
night trom an uncommon etfnSI0u
OF blood, brought on by in,mlgmg
TOO freely Ia hN drOmel at his we'd
ding feast.
The term ''huHeymoOn' now sig
miles the first month alter marriage,
Or 50 much of ia as is spent from
home. john Tobm in "The Honey
moon thus refers % &c
This truth is manifest gentle wife
Is still the sterling comfort Of u mans life
To fools a torment, but a lasting boon
To those who wisely keep their honey
mUOu.
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utrAi,rurNr >oTI>
conditions of winter Crain, cattle,
iiugs, sheep ana Horses. va
tiunui summary.

IlUGs, sheep ana tursc~. Na-
hunaI summary.
WAsW NGroN. April o. Tho report
If the Department OF Agriculture for
Auril, relates TO the condition Of
winter grain ana the comparative
hoatthiuncss OF farm animals. the
returns show that the condition of
the oil at the time Of -ccdiu- wheat
was somewhat uniavOrablc, in the
states on tho AtlHntac. Pacific aud on
The Gult coasts. owing TO the drOuth
during the late summer ana autumn
most severe in portions OF Penn
sylyHuia. IN Mary land, \irgiuia. and
in parts of TcXas The same uuia-
yorablc condition prevailed IN west
ern Missouri ana la kansas. COutlu.
ucd dry weather mRdc plUWiug dliii
cult aud sowing bate, and in localities
whore 1t wa uubrokcn when the
winter set in, termination va, low
and the fail growth -mau, IN the
great wheat states of the west, from
CunC--cc to Missouri. the seed bed
for the 9rcatcr part Of the area WAS
in favorable condition. aud with luru
exceptions. the plant mad" "a good
Growth before going into winter quar-
ter- ON The Pacific slope carly seed
ug time Wa dry but rnu- came
late, AMI tine whole brrnd,h was
fair The condition throu ghout me
-tHtc, nltDr the usual dHtr Of covering
of snow, during the carly portion OF
mo winter. Was better thRu u-uni,
over u large portion nt the wheat
hrcu. but There arc from many section.
mplniui- otscmty prolcctlouduring
very trying weather since February
W. The month at March was most
severe tor several N@rs, the tcmpcrH-
uuro being below the average over
the whole area OF the Mississippi
river ana alternate freezing ma
thHWing wrought -crlou- dHuo@' Ia
the bare ilr'd-, -9ccluIy 10 bottom
ana poorly drained mnd- Pcnn-yl.
ynnin ireInia aud ONO suffered -'-
NcrcIy from tins cause. The .'ncrNl
average OF the condition D. SIS, TIC
same ~ IN 1881, ana higher than AL
the same dntc in $50 ami l0'a, when
lt was sound a. respectfully. Tine
"vcrag" iort1c principal states Hrc
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VA -UNoloN, April. = The com.
mission. ers of the District of Coum
b,a, have decided to receive the Blue
law Tomorrow, and prevent the
opening of ahy place of bushes, cN
ecptepothccary shop. ana undcrtRh.
ing establishments While commi,>
,ioucrs were going through the dis
trlct laws rec ,ntIy, in order to ind
which of them should be incorporate
cd into the new police regulations Ms
authorized to be issued by the last
congress, they discovered An old aud
obsolete law directing the closing of
all business places except those
of druggist undcraker' and
BARRIERS. a subsequent law
closed the barber shops SO that
the two former authorized rcmsin
open. The commissioners have de-
termined to iniorce the law, and on
next unday all the news stands, cigar
stores. contectioneries. and possibly
even the lunch houses, will he forced
TO shut W, 1t j.. expected that test
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MlLWArEEE April '- Special
Agent uinscy. of the Chicago. Mli-
waukcc and 81 Paul railway TO whose
charge the matter OF making -cttlc-
mcnt for injury TO lie and property
sustained by the victims OF the di-as-
ter to the limited EXPIRES, at Del Rio,
la-t TALL was placed. ha- lust com
pletcd payment of damages, all OF
which were agreed upon by notuina-
ton without rc-Orti1g to litigation.
in manner satisfactory TO all parties.
The total amount paid for these
cau-c- was SGlGl1, which was diyid.
cd a. follows: Amounts paid in set
Element Tor loss OF sixteen lives, $40.
800; loss by property, baggage and
personal effects. Sl5.aUO; injuries -us.
taincd by survivors Of the wreck
SiTtO
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coon MEMS

lhc iil'>>cd Hatu has Come at In~t
aud wan II Revival" t Slope
-@ecls, plspAicl, Cd The Xamtu.r.
NAN ANro.Io. April 9 Telegram.
received Toy the l.Nprc,s Tonight an
nouncc the brcak,gc of the drouth
Dispatches from Moore station De-.
via lotulla pcar,all, ~Hu Marcos. New
Braui. icl., and Bocruc say that "A hca
Wy RAN nas mlcu AZ
these pOius- and they are
rorth, east, south u"d west OF san An
,Qnlo. Bu-iness ms received u urw
impulse The rain at All points was
nearly sufficient and there promises
10 bcmorc, as thcreis cloudy sky
NIL over this portion of the state con.
ioincd with very high temperature.
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For the ip-t few day, there h4-
been on exhibition iu the doorway of
sanger Bros. store uu oil painting
which deserves more tmu passing
attention. hundreds huVc seen 10. in
tact II attracted $50 much attention us
Co keep crowds bout.Itaud uccc-,jute
rcmoNu. and ion, now at the art room
of PROT Ehl''th painter OF the piece,
up stair, corner OF Filth and Austin
street me scene represented Us one
of tho most Thrilling 800 thc carly bis
tory of IcNa-, tho Night before the
tall of thc Alamo in which COL
Travis j, mukuR "a speech to the
doomed heroes Of TINT world rcuOWu-
ed fort lhai,ca H. imuu ably touch.
ing bothto the old Texan and the
young and those wh, have not vet
seen II should not only 20 to sec il
Themselves but take the Young folks.
Apart from the interest OF the sub
icrl the picture is one of unusual
merit as work of Arj. IL hi-torit
piece. it's handled iu mastery man
ncr, the grouping il Uuo, ana Travi,
and Bowie aud the other hcroc, OF
the hi iat'l Alamo stands before one
touchiugN lta ikea rcal'lt h. AN c'e
gHul painting and every one should
sec It,
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casc will be made by some dealer al
most Immediately. While the com
mis-ioners 30 not state such TO be the
case, their action j. believed to he the
outcome Of the enforcement of the
law against sunday liquor selling.
This law has been iniorccd the last
two sundays and has proved remark
ably -ucec-sfuI. owing TO the provi.
sion making the second conviction
for thl- violation work forfeiture OF
iirsr.n
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10y graduated lids and Karitu- A
short time since she had TO be lead
around. Many physicians have tried
to cure her, but in vain Now. 10y
pr. Pettilts assistance, she is able to
see sufficiently well to walk around
safely without assistance and soou
will have her sight completely rc.
stored. Literally, she comes out of
darkness into light,
II should be added, for general IN.
formation, that the doators stay IN
this city is limited, as he has calls
elsewhere, and those who desire his
valuable service, should see him early
or it may be too late. Ollicc with
Dr. Curtis, corner Washington aud
sixth street.
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The largest stock OF mems aud
boy-' clothing, hats and gents furu-
ishiug goods, all stylish and well
made, will he found at Sanger Bros,
where popular prices Away rule
SANGER Bios
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dition of nearly los miles and Calfur-
MIA about - The remaining new
mileage j, furnished by numerous cX-
tcusivc scattered states.
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That Can Perform OndcrluI
Cures. a. titc>tCd bl Crate
fuI Patients.

Among the -pccialiats of the day
none are better known, or have been
more successful than
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our tnlrty-scvcn different depart
mcnts are all Offering choice spring
goods, SANGER BROS.
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Delivered daily in quantities of
10 cents and upwards, sack
ed tor shipment Make season con-
tracts with John Farley.
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Prof Windsor, nj Moore's Hall
u ouday night. FREQ lecture,
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Deanc photographer, south Fifth,
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Dcanc photographcr, oouth NUN.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-03-17

Must be cared for as we'll as those who
live, and the place to 60 for burial cases
of every desert ptiun, is the Did and re-
liable
Undertaking Establishment
ofJOHN NJ. BARNES. A full line Of
Collins all styles AMI szes-and we
positively Will make it to the advantage
of customers to examine our stock be
fore buVlDg elsewhere. Large lot me>
talic cases, imitation rosewood, fine
walnut ard ciO'h covered coffins always
on hand from which to select. People
do well to give me call as
l CAN AN WILL UNOERSELL THE
TOWN.
Fine Hearse and pair of Black Horses
always at commanded moderate pfic ices.
Really at all times to wait on customers
day or night. Having long been in the
derstabd the wants and necessities of nv
customers and L guarantee satisfaction
in every instance.
We Keep also in stock a fine line of
furniture, mattresses &C., which we sell
very reasonably. a lso agent for first
class marble Wcr'-s.
Thanking my friends and customers
for their generous patronage in the past,
and hoping to merit a continuance of the
same n future, am,
Very Respectfully,
JOHN NJ. BARNES,
Henderson, N. c.
July s, l C
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rapidly. The steam passes through
the mass of bruised roots, and is con
densed by the tin tube into mixture
Of distilled water and oil, and runs into
glass vessel set to receive it. Being
of different densities, the oil and water
rapidly settle into two strata, and one
can be decanted from the other.
1t is said that the operator of such a
"stlll' can pay all running expenses
and make clear profit of S. per day.
When we consider that the cost of es-
tablishing such factory is less than
$40 for the entire establishment, and
no chemical education is necessary on
the part of the operator, the profit of
the work is not to be despised.
NoTE-At this time the article was
written the price of oil was much
higher than at present. Now it sells
for about IS cents per pound, and the
business is not profitable unless the
root is very ABUNDANT and cheap labor
to dig it. 1t is usually shipped in tin
cans to the wholesale druggists North
who buy it from the distillers. One
hundred pounds of root make two Der
cent of oil. The spring and summer
months is the proper time to work.
No license is required.